Midmorning ceased broadcast on February 20, 2012 and was replaced by The Daily Circuit.

Minnesota Public Radio Stories

After the rage, what changes?Obama administration officials hint that the President is not in favor of legislation passed by the House that would heavily tax executive bonuses at companies like AIG. President Obama is trying to balance the public outrage against companies taking taxpayer money, while trying to lure private investors to take toxic assets.9:06 a.m.

Guests

Daniel Gross: Senior editor and columnist at Newsweek. He writes the "Moneybox" column for Slate. His latest book is called "Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation."

Antarctic warming, and what it means for the planetNew research shows Antarctica is warming. A scientist who recently returned from the continent talks about his research and what we are now learning about the impact of global warming on the South Pole.10:06 a.m.

Guests

Ted Scambos: Senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Search for planets like EarthMidmorning checks in with astronomer Ken Croswell about the recently launched Kepler space telescope, which will search other solar systems for Earth-size planets.10:45 a.m.

Guests

Ken Croswell: Astronomer and author of several books on space. His latest book is "Ten Worlds."